Women's Indoor Track & Field ranked No. 6 in first USTFCCCA power rankings
By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team opened the 2021 season ranked No. 6 nationally in the first weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III power rankings, released on Tuesday evening.
The Polar Bears (3-1 overall) scored 151.85 points in the rankings, which are based on national rankings with bonus points for exceptional times.
The power rankings include just a small portion of all schools that plan to compete this season.
Wartburg (Iowa) is first with 390.94 points, John Carroll is second with 390.21 points and Hope (Mich.) is third with 237.54 points
Northern returns to action this Saturday as they host the annual Joe Banks Invitational at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 1
Jan. 26, 2021
| Rank | School | Pts. |
| 1. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 390.94 |
| 2. | John Carroll | 390.21 |
| 3. | Hope (Mich.) | 237.54 |
| 4. | Dubuque (Iowa) | 222.60 |
| 5. | Bethel (Minn.) | 182.21 |
| 6. | Ohio Northern | 151.85 |
| 7. | Hamline (Minn.) | 148.00 |
| 8. | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | 112.57 |
| 9. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 90.15 |
| 10. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 68.60 |
| 11. | Greenville (Ill.) | 53.71 |
| 12. | Concordia (ill.) | 43.69 |
| 13. | Manchester (Ind.) | 29.29 |
| 14. | Bluffton | 24.29 |
| 15. | Transylvania (Ky.) | 21.85 |
| 16. | Olvet (Mich.) | 19.79 |
| 17. | Piedmont (N.C.) | 18.70 |
| 18. | Franklin (Ind.) | 16.46 |
| 19. | Wilmington | 13.86 |
| 20. | Birmingham Southern (Ala.) | 5.40 |
| 21. | Eastern Mennonite (Pa.) | 5.44 |
| 22. | Shenandoah (Va.) | 3.22 |
| 23. | Mount Saint Joseph | 1.58 |
| 24. | Franciscan | .70 |
| 25. | Mississippi School for Women | .30 |